Microsoft is looking to take some of the pain out of the upgrade process for Win8. They plan to offer two upgrade paths, one for those who want it simple, and another for those who prefer to control the process.

Rumors indicate a first beta of MS Office 15 will be ready by early next year.

MS Office may be the premier office suite, but it is also rather pricey. There are some very good, free, alternatives for both PC and Mac systems.

It all began with the signing of a non-disclosure agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo. Three years ago Yahoo said no. Now Microsoft may be able to pick up the company for less than their original offer.

This slide show goes through the top ten myths – things like "security is easy", "we’ll address it later", and "one size fits all" implementations.

Kinect started as an add-on to the Xbox gaming system. Now it’s moving into the mainstream as an add-on to a Windows PC that would let you control electronic devices.

If you have a new PC, sometimes it’s a good idea to run it through some stress tests to make sure everything is working properly. This article offers several short videos on testing your system’s CPU, RAM, battery, video, and more.

Engineers at Microsoft have worked to shave time off the process of upgrading from Win7 to Win8. On relatively "clean" machines an upgrade could complete in less than half an hour. There will be no upgrade option offered from WinXP or Vista to Win8.

SplashData builds security applications, including password managers, so they know what makes a good password. They studied passwords stolen from online sites and determined that most people should change their passwords, immediately.

This is the first in a series of articles discussing how to monitor client access in a Microsoft Exchange 2010 environment.